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More than 3,000 individuals from more than 1,600 institutions in 44 countries participated in the AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech 2014) -- the largest event for aerospace research, development, and technology in the world. Keynote speakers Congressman Chaka Fattah, Richard F. Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed's Space Systems Company, Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of defense for acquisitions, technology and logistics, and C. D. Mote Jr., president of the National Academy of Engineering addressed the effects of future government R&D funding, the increasing cost and complexity of design, and the challenges of maintaining an educated workforce in a rapidly-changing, technology environment. Discover what you missed in 2014 and mark your calendar for AIAA SciTech 2015, 5–9 January 2015 in Kissimmee, Florida.
By Dave Majumdar, posted at 5:25 p.m. EST
The Lockheed Martin X-56 multi-utility technology test-bed is expected to make its first flight with flexible wings early this year as the Air Force Research Laboratory-funded project works on demonstrating flutter suppression technology. "We hope to be flying here in the next couple of weeks," said Peter Flick, the AFRL's program manager for the X-56A demonstration effort, at AIAA's SciTech 2014 conference.
Flutter causes an aircraft to flex rapidly as a result of multiple external physical forces – ultimately destroying the plane if the phenomenon lasts more than a short time. Full Story >
By Ben Iannotta, posted at 4:40 p.m. EST
Air transportation, autonomous flight, quantum computing – those are among the areas that could draw problem-solving oriented students and young professionals to the industry in the coming years, members of a workforce development panel said at AIAA's SciTech Forum.
"Boeing right now is really in the middle of an unprecedented growth path" fed by such projects as the 777X and the KC-46 military refueling tankers, said Larry Schneider, Boeing's chief engineer for the 777 program. This will create significant workforce opportunities, he said.Full Story >
By Duane Hyland, posted at 2:55 p.m EST
The Thursday morning plenary panel highlighted the vital importance of continuing education and professional development to career progress. Moderated the panel was Alton Romig, vice president, engineering and advanced systems, and "chief skunk," Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. Also participating were Ed Hoffman, chief knowledge officer and director of APPEL, the Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership at NASA; Leland Nicolai, emeritus member, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; David Radcliffe, head of engineering education and epistemology, and professor of engineering education, Purdue University; and Kate Stambaugh, space systems engineer, Johns Hopkins University/ Applied Physics Lab. Full Story >
By Ben Iannotta, posted at 12:40 p.m. EST
Small satellite advocates are working to convince doubters that their spacecraft, some measuring just centimeters across, are not "toys" and can do important things.
That was the theme of the small satellite panel at AIAA's SciTech Forum. Panelists said cubesats are demonstrating communications roles and novel science in low Earth orbit, and they could also do that kind of work as far away as Jupiter's moon Europa.Full Story >
By Duane Hyland, posted at 11:55 a.m. EST
C. D. Mote Jr., president of the National Academy of Engineering, delivered a keynote address on the difficulties of attracting, developing and retaining talent in the engineering community. He began by recalling Oliver Wendell Holmes' statement that "The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in which direction we are moving." Mote said, "We need to know where we are going; knowing what direction you are going in provides a lot of guidance - and what recent data tells us is that it isn't going so well.Full Story >
By Ben Iannotta, posted on 16 January at 9:00 a.m.
Antonio Elias of Orbital Sciences Corp. delivered a tough message Wednesday afternoon to the audience at the von Kármán astronautics lecture at AIAA's SciTech Forum. Elias argued that there is no Moore's Law for rocketry, much as everyone might like one, and that the only way to significantly reduce launch costs would be to spread costs over more launches.
Chemical rockets are amazing, he said: "We're dealing with power densities [similar] to nuclear explosions. On the other hand, the fundamental technology on which we rely is at a dead end," said Elias, who is Orbital's chief technical officer.Full Story >
By Ben Iannotta, posted at 10:30 p.m. EST
Bold predictions flowed at an AIAA SciTech Forum session about disruptive technologies.
Aerospace engineer Mark Moore of NASA's Langley Research Center predicted that a 31-foot-long wing in development by engineers from Langley and the industry could prompt big changes in the airline industry. And relatively soon, he said, "within 10 years."Full Story >
By Lawrence Garrett, posted at 1:00 p.m. EST
Designing for affordability, the subject of Wednesday morning's panel discussion at AIAA SciTech 2014, presents a number of hurdles for industry and government. These include security challenges that encompass shrinking appropriations; a "financial crisis," with adverse trends in costs, debt, demographics and research; and an unstable and insecure world environment. In today's climate, meeting the affordability requirement may necessitate rethinking entire systems, or even proposing new types of systems, new concepts of operation, and new business models.Full Story >
By Dave Majumdar, posted at 11:55 a.m. EST
The Pentagon's top weapons buyer is concerned that cuts to the Defense Department's research and development budgets will erode the United States' technological edge over a fast-rising China.
"I do not want to live in a world in which the U.S. is the second-best power in the world militarily, from the point of view of technology," said Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of defense for acquisitions, technology and logistics, at the AIAA's SciTech 2014 conference on Jan. 15. "I do not want to live in a world where we're even at parity – I want us to continue to have an unfair advantage."Full Story >
By Dave Majumdar, posted at 7:00 p.m. EST
A former top security official with NASA predicted that it is only a matter of time before a spacecraft in orbit comes under attack via cyber warfare.
"I think we're headed to have some significant cyber event in space, and it's going to be a bad day for everyone," said Phil Bounds, the recently retired official. "I do think we need to get rid of this false sense of security."Full Story >
By Ben Iannotta, posted at 6:15 p.m. EST
Turning technology into a business isn't easy. You will need to defy convention. You'll need to be open to inviting outsiders into to your startup team. You might even discover the government can be your friend.
Those were among the messages delivered by a panel of representatives of four leading entrepreneurial companies: Aurora Flight Sciences; Ball Aerospace; Made in Space; and Orbital Sciences Corp.Full Story >
By Dave Majumdar, posted at 2:45 p.m. EST
The U.S. government had made a lot of progress in promoting space technology, but industry officials say more must be done to further innovation in the sector – particularly in the national security arena.
In order to prevent money earmarked for technology development from being diverted to shore up NASA development programs, the Obama administration resurrected the Office of the Chief Technologist at the agency, said Richard DalBello, assistant director for aeronautics and space at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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By Duane Hyland and Lawrence Garrett, posted at 1:30 p.m. EST
Tuesday morning's plenary panel on how AIAA can shape the future of aerospace generated discussion along two tracks – first, what is the future of the industry and how can that future be shaped; and second, what role can AIAA play in that shaping?
Chairing the panel was Jim Albaugh, executive vice president, The Boeing Company, former president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and president-elect, AIAA. Full Story >
By Stephen Brock, posted at 1:15 p.m. EST
The Rising Leaders in Aerospace Forum is holding several activities at the 2014 SciTech Forum. On Monday a reception was held to welcome attendees and to provide them an opportunity to meet each other in a casual environment.Full Story >
By Matt Roush, CBS Detroit, posted at 12:30 p.m. ESTFull Story > (CBS Detroit)
By Ben Iannotta, posted at 11:15 a.m. EST
NASA and the Defense Department want satellites and strategies that are more affordable but still resilient to human error, engineering mistakes or attack. Lockheed Martin has heard the message, said Richard F. Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed's Space Systems Company.
"It's clear – very clear – that the government with industry, partnered with industry, we have to change," Ambrose said in a keynote address today at the AIAA SciTech conference.
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By Stephen Brock, posted at 11:00 p.m. EST
On Monday evening the AIAA Foundation hosted a student reception at the AIAA SciTech Forum. Students, AIAA Board members, members of TAC, faculty, and other attendees gathered to socialize, network, and recognize students who have won awards. Almost 200 were in attendance.Full Story >
By Duane Hyland, posted at 4:21 p.m. EST
Scott Pace, director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, presented the AIAA Durand Lectureship in Public Policy to a crowded luncheon room today at SciTech 2014. His address, "American Space Strategy: Choose to Steer, Not Drift," detailed the impending consequences of the nation's inaction in steering the global space community. Pace analyzed critical failures in that regard, how these will eventually impact the U.S. in a post-American space era, and what the country must do to stop the drift and start steering again.Full Story >
By Duane Hyland, posted at 1:41 p.m. EST
Federal R&D investments are critical to the advancement of U.S. aerospace technology: This was the dominant theme of today's plenary panel at AIAA's SciTech 2014 conference outside Washington, D.C. The panel, moderated by Robert Braun, space technology professor at Georgia Tech, also included Mike Griffin, president, AIAA; Michael Gazarik, associate administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA; and Arati Prabhakar, director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
All agreed on the importance of federal R&D; however, the panelists had their own specific ideas on how to guarantee that this support continues.Full Story >
By Dave Majumdar, posted at 11:05 a.m. EST
The United States must continue to invest in scientific research and development work if the nation hopes to maintain its economic prowess, Congressman Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., told an audience at AIAA's SciTech 2014 conference just outside Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13.
"Investments in science and innovation are at the core of what has positioned our nation up until this moment," said Fattah, who is the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on commerce, justice and science. "We have to make these investments."
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Suppose you are driving down the highway and see a police car's flashing lights in your rear-view mirror. You look down at the speedometer and notice you are speeding. So you pull over to the side of the road.
The policeman then approaches the window of your car with his citation pad and pen in his hand. But before he can write you a ticket, you roll down the window and tell him he is fired. That preemptive strike keeps you from having to pay a fine.
Indiana is one of 15 states that doesn't require school attendance until age 7.
The state's top education official would like to change that.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick would like to see kindergarten become mandatory in Indiana, and plans to advocate for that during the 2018 General Assembly.
She has her work cut out for her. In previous years, bills that would have required children to attend kindergarten have stalled in the Republican-led legislature.
In a case that has lasted more than a year, an Indiana man's claims he does not have to pay state income tax due to Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act is imprudent.
Rodney Tyms-Bey's case is now before Indiana's Appellate Court. He faces felony tax evasion charges and owes Indiana back taxes upwards of $1,000. His defense attorney claims the law opened up a whole new world of legal defense.
According to the Indy Star, Tyms-Bey filed this claim the day the law took effect, July 1, 2015.
The things I've learned from helping typeset and ready this year's Santa Letters are difficult to put into words that would be focused merely on the section itself, so I'm going to try to sum it up through reflection.
How tight is Perry County's budget?
At the recent annual budget hearings Brad Franzman, President of the Perry County Parks & Recreation Department's board of directors proposed a raise for the county recreation director.
Instead, the county council suggested doing away with that position and outsourcing the mowing of the county's parks, "not understanding that's not all our director does," said Franzman.
The holiday blues may sound more like a belated addition to the repertoire of Christmas music that dominated the airwaves last month than a mental-health challenge, but they can be painful nonetheless.
After a month or more of planning, visiting, shopping, decorating and otherwise preparing for Christmas and the New Year, it can be hard to settle back into the average rhythms of day-to-day life. To make matters worse, the short days of winter aren't going anywhere just yet, and lack of sunlight can compound the depression experienced by so many this time of year.
Many publications are now naming their Man, Woman or Person of the Year, and to us the clear winner of the award has to be Pope Francis for the positive influence he has had on the world – and not just its 1.2 billion Catholics.
Since becoming pope 21½ months ago, besides trying to make positive reforms in his church he has played a key role in world affairs. The latest example of that came 12 days ago when it was revealed that he had been instrumental in getting the United States and Cuba to re-establish diplomatic relations between them.
The first definition of the noun ideal in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary is "a standard of perfection, beauty or excellence. Although it has fallen short now and again, this nation was built upon a number of ideals that makes many of us proud to have been born and raised here.
One of those ideals is our sense of justice. Evidence was presented last week – in the form of 525 pages of executive summary – that many actions have been taken in our name that violate our deep-seated ideas of justice.
Law enforcement is never an easy line of work but we suspect local police officers have found their jobs a little harder in recent weeks in the wake of protests in Ferguson, Mo., and more recently in New York. Grand juries in both communities decided not to indict white police officers in the deaths of black men.
The impact of resulting protests and riots has been felt here at home.
"I feel like everyone who wears a badge is under a magnifying glass," one officer said recently.
An active and healthy downtown community should be bustling and sometimes noisy. But a city's or town's downtown can sometimes be too noisy. Tell City leaders will have to deal with noise and search for balance in 2015.
Tell City's Pour Haus restaurant and pub, judging from the size of the crowds it has drawn since its late-summer opening, enjoyed a successful 2014. However, Tell City needs a noise ordinance to provide guidance for businesses such as the Pour Haus – and others.
This month's congressional elections gave Republicans control of the Senate to go with control of the House that they already enjoyed. But they still must contend with a Democratic president.
All of which brings up a question similar to the one Rodney King once famously asked: Can they all get along?
Author James A. Autry famously said, "I believe it is the nature of people to be heroes, given the chance."
Tomorrow is Veterans Day, the day we honor our military heroes. We recognize the men and women, living and deceased, who have given of their time and talents, risking their well-being, life and limb to preserve our freedom and way of life. It's no small favor.
Will you vote in tomorrow's election?
Many of us will. In fact, well over 1,000 people have already cast ballots in early voting.
Others of us will turn out tomorrow to choose from the men and women who want to represent us in a several important posts, including county sheriff, prosecutor, auditor, clerk, coroner, state senator and state representative and Congress.
Those are important positions as they impact the direction of local, state and federal government.
Some photos that were meant to be private were recently hacked off several celebrities' cell phones and published on the Internet, causing the celebrities embarrassment and a feeling that their privacy had been violated.
Now some companies that make the operating systems for such phones are ready to market them with encryption that would make such privacy breaches virtually impossible. But FBI Director James Comey said Oct. 16 that he is against such encryption.
It's unlikely Marion "Al" Chapman will stand trial on charges of theft or official misconduct. As the News reported last month, Chapman signed a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty to two counts of misconduct in return for theft charges being dismissed.
If Judge Lucy G. Coffinet accepts the agreement when Chapman is due to be sentenced this month, the former superintendent of Cannelton City Schools will receive a suspended prison sentence and probation. In other words, he won't serve any additional jail time.
Last Tuesday's state-candidates forum included a question about ways the legislature can promote shopping, buying and eating locally. Responses included setting an example by committing to local buying, more aggressive marketing efforts, passing legislation that makes it easier for producers and merchants to sell their products at farmers markets, and closing corporate loopholes to shift the tax burden off of families and individuals, thereby increasing disposable income.
"President Barack Obama glossed over some inconvenient truths Tuesday in his climate-change speech to the United Nations," the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
In a report at the Yahoo News site headlined, "Fact Check: Obama's UN speech spins statistics," the news agency responded to five points made by Obama or his administration about progress this nation has made toward reversing practices many scientists agree are contributing to global warming.
Henry Ford famously said, "History is bunk." But most leaders in any walk of life feel history is important because it is what makes the present and lessons from it can be used to guide our future.
With Indiana's bicentennial coming up in 2016, many groups, including one here in Perry County, have begun planning several worthwhile events that will help us reflect on our state's history.
Naturally the Indiana Historical Society is getting involved in planning for the bicentennial, as well.
September is Suicide Prevention Month and today begins National Suicide Prevention Week. This year's theme is "Suicide Prevention: One World Connected."
The Perry County News joins others across the nation this week in supporting suicide prevention.
According to the most recent statistics (2011) released by the Center for Disease Control, Indiana ranks 29th in the country for suicide rates and rankings among all age groups combined; 34th for people 65 and older and 39th for 15- to 24-year-olds.
Cities across the nation are trying to revitalize their downtown areas, and Tell City is no exception. The planned River Pointe project on Seventh Street on the former Tell City Chair Co. property is a big step in that direction.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has tapped La Toya Jackson to star in her own reality show.
"Life with La Toya" is described as a "candid look" inside Jackson's life as she juggles family, friends and business. It will air next year on Winfrey's TV network, OWN.
La Toya is one of Katherine and Joe Jackson's nine children and was Michael's sister.
She isn't the first Jackson to get a reality show. "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty" aired for six episodes on A&E. It followed Jermaine, Jackie, Marlon and Tito Jackson.
La Toya also competed last year on "Celebrity Apprentice."
On Thursday, OWN also announced a slate of celebrities sitting down with Winfrey for upcoming episodes of "Oprah's Next Chapter." They include Stephen Colbert, Bette Midler, Jennifer Hudson and Kelsey Grammer.


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Slovak Digital Pay-Wall Company Expands to Slovenia
Piano Media, a Slovak start-up behind the country's unified digital content subscription system, Monday said it was expanding to Slovenia to build the second national online pay-wall in Europe.
The company launched its business in Slovakia last May by convincing all major publishers with an online presence to charge for their online content. As of Jan. 30, eight Slovenian publishers, including the major daily newspaper Delo, were signed up to put their content behind a pay-wall system supplied by Piano Media.


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(AP) Defense helps Saints beat Falcons 23-17
By BRETT MARTEL
AP Sports Writer
Drew Brees passed for 357 yards and two scores and the New Orleans held on for a 23-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons to give Saints coach Sean Payton a triumphant return from his bounty ban.
Roman Harper intercepted a tipped fourth down pass in the end zone with under a minute left.
Brees connected with Marques Colston for a 25-yard touchdown pass during which the receiver also set a franchise mark for catches with 533. Brees also hit tight end Jimmy Graham for a 7-yard score in the third quarter.
Matt Ryan passed for 304 yards and touchdown passes to Tony Gonzalez and Julio Jones. He also drove Atlanta to the Saints 3 in the final minute before falling just short.
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After some controversy in its school district the Ashland community is working with state education officials to find a new schools superintendent for its Southern Boone School District. The Missouri School Board Association hosted a forum at the high school Wednesday night to discuss the search a new superintendent.
About 13 community members, some of them also school board members, showed up last night to offer input on the qualities required for the next Southern Boone superintendent.
Ashland area resident Ernie Ren has two kids enrolled in the Southern Boone School District. He says he hopes to see a superintendent that can take academic success to the next level: "We've been very strong kindergarten through 8th grade – excellent test scores. I'd like to see a superintendent that has a proven track record of increasing ACT and SAT scores for high schoolers, as well as college prep."
Earlier this summer, Former Assistant Superintendent Carolyn Deffenbaugh issued a letter of resignation. In it, she hit Superintendent Charlotte Miller with allegations of favoritism, mismanagement and careless spending. Deffenbaugh is no longer with the district. Deffenbaugh accused Miller of favoring former Middle School Principal Bob Simpson with extra staff and undeserved raises – Simpson resigned earlier this summer.
This past September, Miller received a professional improvement plan. The school board considered the plan a personnel document and could not address specifics of it, but said it outlined ways for Miller to improve.
Robert Watkins presided at last night's meeting. He's a representative from the Missouri School Board's Association and says the changes in the district affect an important group in the schools: The teachers: "They're concerned about the leadership of the school district," he says. "They know that there's a lot of challenges, academically, financially, facility wise, and so on. And, they obviously want the best person they can get in the job."
Watkins says he's received two applications from prospective superintendents and expects to receive approximately 25. Candidates have until January 7th to apply.


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2013-14: Starter in the one seat of the 2V8 boat in the spring … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … CRCA Scholar Athlete … started the season in the three seat of the Club 8 entry in the Head of the Charles (10/19) … three seat of the 2V8 crew at the Princeton Chase (10/27) … for the Foot of the Charles (11/16) rowed in the three seat in the B4 entry … moved to the one seat in the 2V8 crew in the spring and started all eight races … helped the crew to wins over Rutgers (4/6), St. Joseph's (4/11) and George Washington (4/12) … part of an MIT team that finished fourth overall at the Patriot League Championships (5/16).
2012-13: Started the season in the five seat of the A8 crew at the Dartmouth Green Monster (11/3) … rowed in the three seat of the varsity 4 boat in the spring at the George Washington Invitational (4/12) … moved to the one seat against BU/BC/URI (4/27), the Beanpot (4/28) … in the three seat at the EAWRC Sprints (5/5) … back in the one seat at the Patriot League Championships (5/17).
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|Mount Dolmed, either Belegost or Nogrod or both, Blue Mountains, Khazad-dûm
|Khuzdul, Sindarin
|either Azaghâl or Telchar and Gamil Zirak
The Broadbeams were one of the seven houses of the Dwarves. They were originally paired with the Firebeards. The ancestor of the Broadbeams was among the oldest of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves (together with the ancestors of the Firebeards and Longbeards).[1]
The Broadbeams (with the Firebeards) awoke in Mount Dolmed in the Blue Mountains, and lived there throughout the history of their people. These two houses built the great Dwarven cities of Nogrod and Belegost in the Blue Mountains, and dwelt in them before their ruining in the War of Wrath. It is not clear whether they shared the two cities or whether each house dwelt in its own.[2] In an earlier version of the legendarium the two cities are clearly inhabited by separate houses; however, Belegost is said to be the home of the Longbeards.[3]
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2002-5: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game:
- The House corresponding to the Broadbeams is called Linnar's Folk, said to reside mainly in the Iron Hills during the late Third Age.[4]
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- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men", p. 301
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "The Nauglafring"
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Chris Seeman (2003), Moria
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Breyden Products expands CC plant
A local business which manufactures products for the military, aerospace and private sectors recently acquired a Pennsylvania-based company to be incorporated into the Columbia City operations.
Breyden Products announced this week that it acquired Gudebrod Inc., based in Pennsylvania.
"This acquisition enhances our company's position as the largest supplier of lacing tapes, cords, and braider yarns for the wire harnessing industry," said Mike Zuber, vice president of sales for Breyden Products.
Breyden Products, on Radio Road, makes military specification lacing tapes, twines, yarns and cords, commercial lacing and tying materials, and sleeving used in the aerospace and wire harnessing industries.
Braided or twisted tapes, and cords and twines used in the electric motor industry for lacing stators are also made locally.
Zuber said the company looks forward to increasing its customer base, with a continued focus on its current level of service.
Breyden Products expanded its facility in 2009 when it added a full-time employee, a shipping and receiving area, and purchased new equipment to increase the company's abilities.
More investments and job creation to support the Gudebrod Electronics Division purchase have not been finalized, according to a press release from the Whitley County Economic Development Corporation.
Columbia City Mayor Jim Fleck congratulated the business on its continued growth and local success.


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Last year was the warmest recorded on Earth's surface, and it was unusually hot in the Arctic, U.S. space agency NASA said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON Last year was the warmest recorded on Earth's surface, and it was unusually hot in the Arctic, U.S. space agency NASA said Tuesday.
All five of the hottest years since modern record-keeping began in the 1890s occurred within the last decade, according to analysis by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
In descending order, the years with the highest global average annual temperatures were 2005, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004, NASA said in a statement.
"It's fair to say that it probably is the warmest since we have modern meteorological records," said Drew Shindell of the NASA institute in New York City.
"Using indirect measurements that go back farther, I think it's even fair to say that it's the warmest in the last several thousand years."
Some researchers had expected 1998 would be the hottest year on record, notably because a strong El Nino -- a warm-water pattern in the eastern Pacific -- boosted global temperatures.
But Shindell said last year was slightly warmer than 1998, even without any extraordinary weather pattern. Temperatures in the Arctic were unusually warm in 2005, NASA said.
"That very anomalously warm year (1998) has become the norm," Shindell said in a telephone interview.
"The rate of warming has been so rapid that this temperature that we only got when we had a real strong El Nino now has become something that we've gotten without any unusual worldwide weather disturbance."
Over the past 30 years, Earth has warmed by 1.08 degrees F , NASA said. Over the past 100 years, it has warmed by 1.44 degrees F.
Shindell, in line with the view held by most scientists, attributed the rise to emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and ozone, with the burning of fossil fuels being the primary source.
The 21st century could see global temperature increases of 6 to 10 degrees F, Shindell said.
"That will really bring us up to the warmest temperatures the world has experienced probably in the last million years," he said.
To understand whether the Earth is cooling or warming, scientists use data from weather stations on land, satellite measurements of sea surface temperature since 1982, and data from ships for earlier years.
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Nineteen projects from 11 countries comprise the winners of the 26th Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) International Lighting Design Awards, which were recognized at a presentation on May 6 in New York. Of the 19 projects honored, three entries earned Special Citations, 13 earned Awards of Merit, and three earned Awards of Excellence.
In addition to receiving an Award of Excellence for its project, the highest point scorer across all categories receives the IALD Radiance Award for Excellence in Lighting Design. For the second year in a row, Speirs & Major Associates took home this distinction. Accepting the award for Speirs & Major was Mark Major, IALD, for work on 3 More London Riverside in London.
"The IALD received more than 260 submissions in response to its call for entries — more than we have received in prior years, surpassing last year's entry total by 100 projects," says Andrea Hartranft, IALD member and IALD International Lighting Design Awards chair. "The winners of the 26th Annual International Lighting Design Awards reflect the international reach of this design competition, and the quality of design capable by this industry's practitioners."


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Cambodia Marine Conservation Project – April 2012
April was as always a very exciting and unpredictable month. The reason being that Cambodians celebrate Khmer New Year, which is a 3 day national holiday, however, on the island this can often stretch out for over a week.
Even though there was plenty of celebrating and dancing the project was still very busy with reef check surveys and capturing some more illegal Vietnamese fishermen.
Conservation Projects
Reef Surveys
This month we really focused on the health of the surrounding reefs. We had a great team of volunteers that worked really hard to complete 19 reef check surveys around Koh Rong Samloem and Koh Koun. The longer staying volunteers also helped with the training of 8 new volunteers with the new reef check methodology which includes a more detailed look at fish species and coral families.
As well as the reef check surveys which look at the health and biodiversity of the reefs we also introduced fish surveys. The fish surveys are designed to monitor fish populations of target species.
Species List
This month a pair of six banded angelfish, Pomacanthus sexstriatus, were sighted on Backdoor, one of the local dive sights. This is the first sighting of the fully grown pair.
Illegal Fishing Activities
Once again we fought the good fight against illegal Vietnamese air pipe fishing boats. The use of air pipes is illegal all over Cambodia not just in the community fishing zone. They were collecting sea cucumbers and also commercial tops. This was the second time that they had been caught fishing in the community fishing zone. After the chief of the village had taken their details the boat captain was taken back to Sihanoukville so that the fisheries could reprimand them for the repeat offence. Consequently the fisheries department could confiscate their fishing boat and also impose a large fine.
On the same day volunteers came across a huge crab net on one of their dives they recovered it and brought the 500+m net back. Unfortunately it was owned by own of the villages, after we talked to the chief, he talked to the family who was responsible for the net. The extended family didn't know that he was fishing in the community fishing zone and the man agreed to not use the net in the community fishing zone again. If he does the volunteers have permission to confiscate it permanently.
Volunteers also recovered traps laid on House Reef, this is the one area of the community fishing zone where there is a total ban on all fishing. This reef acts like a nursery for fish so that when the area is saturated the fish populations move further on to outlying reefs. As yet no one from the village has come to collect the traps, so hopefully it is no one from the village fishing in the area.
Clean Ups
With all the festivities of Khmer New Year the volunteers worked extra hard in ensuring that the village was kept clean when the village was in party mode, the kids also helped out with village cleans. Volunteers also continued with beach and reef cleans as always finding plenty of rubbish to collect.
Community Projects
April has been a strange month for the English school as Khmer New Year celebrations kicked in and the whole village was in a celebratory mood. However the school did not completely cease all activities, classes still continued before and after the Khmer New Year holiday. The monthly games day was a huge success with not only the kids playing but also all the adults in the village games included tug of war, a Khmer game a little like capture the flag and of course many talcum powder shinnanigans went on. Swimming lessons were even more popular than usual with everybody trying to wash off all the excess powder. Adult classes continued throughout the New Year celebrations and a new beginner adult class for the women has also been introduced.
We are still trialling a new little gardening project. From seeds we have started to grow chilli, pepper and tomatoes. We lost the pumpkin seeds from last month but so far this month it seems to be going very well with the seeds starting to sprout.
Other Stuff...
Khmer New Year is always a special time in Cambodia and on the island of Koh Rong Samloem where the community is so small it offers something a little extra. You cannot walk through the village without being attacked by talcum powder, getting pulled into a game of tug of war or a dance and Khmer music rings out day and night. However it is also a sacred time with monks coming to the island to bless the village and we enjoyed a big communal meal with volunteers and villagers alike.
Carly Atkins
Project Coordinator, Cambodia


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AICPA Comments on Proposed Revisions to Single Audit Data Collection Form
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The Data Collection Form (SF-SAC or the Form) is a federal form that summarizes the results of each single audit of federal awards and is signed by both the auditee and auditor. It is required to be submitted by the auditee to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC), along with a single audit reporting package. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is required to update the Form periodically.
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Highlights from the pregnancy of Prince William and Kate
With Duchess Kate in the hospital in labor, the Associated Press has released a timeline of events from the couple's life and pregnancy.
LONDON — Prince William and his wife Kate, both 31, are expecting their first child, to be third in line for the throne. Here are some highlights of their lives and of the royal pregnancy:
—Sept. 2001: Prince William and Kate Middleton meet at St Andrews University in Scotland where they are both studying art history.
—Christmas 2003: The pair reportedly become a couple after sharing a house together with two friends. In March they are pictured together on a skiing holiday in Switzerland.
—Nov. 16, 2010: William and Kate's engagement is announced by Clarence House officials. The prince proposed to Kate while on a private holiday to Kenya the previous month.
—April 29, 2011: The pair wed in a lavish ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey. William is made the Duke of Cambridge by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and Kate becomes the Duchess of Cambridge.
—Dec. 3, 2012: The palace announces that Kate is pregnant and being treated in hospital for acute morning sickness. Kate is discharged from the hospital after three nights, telling reporters she is feeling "much better." The palace later announces that the bay is due in July.
—Feb. 5: The couple holiday on the Caribbean island of Mustique with Kate's parents.
—March 5: Kate apparently lets slip that she is expecting a daughter on a solo visit to Grimsby. Accepting a teddy bear from a member of the public, she apparently replies: "Oh, is this for our d...? Thank you so much." The possible slip of the tongue prompts a wave of betting on a royal daughter.
—March 17: Kate tells a soldier at a St Patrick's Day parade that they do not know the sex of the child, but says she would like a boy and William a girl.
—March 20: Kate given a "Baby on board" badge when she joins the Queen and Prince Philip at Baker Street underground station to mark the 150th anniversary of the Tube.
—May 11: Kate and William attend William van Cutsem and Rosie Ruck Keene's wedding in Oxfordshire, England. The pair reportedly take to the dance floor despite Kate being seven months pregnant.
—June 4: William and Kate return to their wedding venue at Westminster Abbey when they join the royal family for a service marking the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation at Westminster Abbey.
—June 13: Kate carries out her final solo engagement before going on maternity leave when she names a new cruise liner — the Royal Princess — in Southampton.
—June 15: The Duchess makes her last scheduled public appearance before the birth at the Trooping the Color parade.
—June 19: It is confirmed Kate is planning to give birth at the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, where Princess Diana gave birth to William and Prince Harry. It is reported Kate is hoping for a natural birth.
—July 22: Kate and William arrive at the hospital in the early morning and Kensington Palace confirms that Kate is in labor.


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The 3-D Printing Revolution
Work with 3-D printing is happening in departments across the University, from engineering and materials science to anthropology and architecture.
"3-D printing"—the popular name for "additive manufacturing"—has been identified as one of the coming cluster of "disruptive" technologies. Expectations are that it will be a way—not the only way—to make all sorts of stuff. Food. Toothbrushes. Shoes. Art. Building materials. Car dashboards. Moon habitats. Transplantable human organs and living tissue for medical research.
With this technique, objects are built up in layers—sometimes only microns thick—in three dimensions. In the past couple of years, boosted by the unique nexus of the Internet, a culture of collaboration and open-source approaches, and breathtaking advances in software and computing power, 3-D printing is starting to hit the mainstream. And it is sparking innovation through advances in computer-aided design (CAD) software, and the Internet as it connects researchers, tinkerers, and entrepreneurs.
Engineering students are building 3-D printers to learn the technology from the inside out, and to share the equipment with departments university-wide.
A 3-D revolution in the classroom
Richard Devon, professor of engineering design in Penn State's College of Engineering, and instructor David Saint John are guiding a growing number of engineering students to build printers to learn the technology from the inside out. They've built and shared printers with Mark Shriver in the Department of Anthropology, and he has used it to scan and "print" faces. Another is with the Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, and another is slated to go to Penn State's architecture school. Work with 3-D printing to fabricate models and practical-use objects is happening across the University, including the Penn State Lunar Lion project and the Applied Research Laboratory.
Saint John said that rather than waiting for funding, he opted to buy his own kit. "When I got my kit running, Richard was willing to post a course where we built our own printers, which I had the opportunity to run," he said.
With content and course expectations in place, eleven students signed up for spring semester 2011, working on three kits. More than twice that many students took the course the second semester it was offered, and during the third semester, a print service began, offering printing of prototypes for other students.
"Digital fabrication means a cultural revolution that says if you can think of it, you can draw it, and if you can draw it, you can make it."—Richard Devon, professor of engineering design
By the end of fall semester 2012, forty-two students had built four printers and created a blog about the course.
During spring semester 2013, twenty-three students worked on six new machines, for a total of about a dozen systems. One was delivered to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, to print pastes as well as polymers, and one to Penn State Brandywine.
A Boost to the New Space Industry
According to Michael Policelli, graduate student in aerospace engineering and chief technologist for the Penn State Lunar Lion X Prize Team, as the technology's use and acceptance within the aerospace community grow, 3-D printing will be a cornerstone of the new space industry.
"The Applied Research Laboratory is beginning to leverage our extensive capabilities and experience to develop the next generation of spacecraft components and hardware," he said. "The Lunar Lion team is already building partnerships with companies to build additive manufactured rocket engines with advanced geometries—and dramatic cost and schedule benefits."
As the technology's use and acceptance within the aerospace community grow, 3-D printing will be a cornerstone of the new space industry.
Devon ponders the global economic impact of the disruptive nature of an emerging manufacturing process, but notes that 3-D printing won't be able to replace everything.
Saint John said it is a technology that allows people to achieve more than they might if they didn't have a 3-D printer. "In our experience," he said, "it helps speed up the development cycle, whether that's the development of a business prototype or the development of the student's capabilities."
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower and other American officers inspect conditions in the Ohrdruf concentration camp shortly after the liberation of the camp. As American forces had approached, SS camp guards shot the remaining prisoners before abandoning the camp. Confirmation of such atrocities prompted the US military to require Nazis and local German civilians to view the camps.
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The Barry Sixth Form Valedictory Dinner is one of the highlights of the school calendar.
The evening brings students and their teachers together to celebrate the end of their secondary education. Over a hundred and fifty students and staff from both Bryn Hafren Comprehensive and Barry Comprehensive joined together to look back at their school days and indulge in a spot of nostalgia. As this was probably the last time many of them would meet before entering further education, or the workplace, ball gowns and tuxedos were hired, limousines ordered and dancing shoes were at the ready.
Head of Sixth Form, Rob Bourton, commented, 'This year's event at the Radisson Blu Hotel provided a fitting conclusion to sixth form life with entertaining speeches and good company. It gave us the opportunity to say goodbye to what has been a superb group of Year 13 students and we wish them every success for the future.'


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Flowering gardens and palm trees line the curve of Cannes' coastline along the promenade de la Croisette. La Croisette is a street to explore at a leisurely pace, drinking in the stunning seaside view. Or, how about a dance with France's lady luck in the Monte Carlo Casino? This casino was built in 1878. Enjoy the elaborate décor and architecture of the game rooms, featuring stained-glass windows, paintings and sculptures. High-class gambling requires high-class attire; jacket and tie are required for men. The casino opens in the afternoon. Guests must be over 18 to enter.
While in Monte Carlo, try a local specialty like "barbagiuan", a pastry filled with rice and pumpkin; "socca", chick-pea flour pancakes; or "stocafi", dried codfish cooked in a tomato sauce and Provençal herbs. Order a salade niçoise in Nice - a classic salad made with fresh tomatoes, mixed leaves, anchovies, tuna, beans and olive oil. Cannes has a large selection of excellent seafood restaurants. Oh, and don't forget to have a croissant!
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Talking With: Ronnie Lester, Part II
In the first part of our interview with Lakers Assistant GM Ronnie Lester, we covered the "science" of drafting, what the Lakers planned to do with their picks, and the development of Andrew Bynum, among other topics. In the second installment, we talk a little more draft, some trade rumors, summer league, and whether or not there will be a spot available for me or AK. Not to give anything away...but there isn't.
Brian Kamenetzky: You talked about how scouting isn't an exact science. Who is a guy that you thought would be great that didn't pan out, or a guy that you thought was underrated going into the draft that panned out? Whether you drafted them or not?
Ronnie Lester: That's a tough question. You can go back. I can't name anybody off the top of my head, but if you go back and look at the drafts the last 12, 14 years, you can always find guys that went pretty high in the draft and didn't have really good NBA careers for whatever reasons. Injuries may have played a part. And you can find other guys that were second-round picks who have gone on to have great careers, and play a long time. Cedric Ceballos comes to mind as a second-round pick out of Fullerton back in I think the late '80s, maybe '90, who was a mid-second-round pick that went on to have a great career. Guys like that. But if you go back and look at the media guide, the draft book, you can find tons of instances, I think, of guys like that.
Andrew Kamenetzky: Or someone like Udonis Haslem, who wasn't even drafted and is now starting for a team competing for a championship. (The interview was conducted last week, before Miami's clinching victory.)
RL: To me, there are a lot of guys who play four years of college and they're pretty good players, but they're not ready to play at the NBA level when they get out of college. They go someplace else, whether it's Europe, the minor leagues, and they keep developing. They keep working on their games and two years down the road, they find themselves on an NBA team. There are a lot of routes to the NBA. Being drafted and being a high pick and coming in with all the fanfare and all of that is one way to make it, but kids go different routes to get to the NBA.
AK: Speaking of different routes, Smush was a guy that was off the radar but ended up having a pretty good season for you last year. Was he someone you had your eye on?
RL: We had him in. He only played one year at Fordham and put his name in the draft. We had him in, and worked him out after his one year of collegiate basketball at Fordham. He was a junior college kid, by the way. He played one year of junior college ball then transferred to Fordham, sat out, and played one year at Fordham. But we had him in after his one year playing at Fordham, and we liked some things about him. He was long for a guard, he was athletic. Didn't shoot the ball real well. We liked him some, but didn't think he was good enough at that point in time to draft, or to be a part of our summer league team. And guys you like a little bit, you keep track of them over the years. I think that year he played with Cleveland, Cleveland may have been the worst team in the league. I think the next year he to Europe and played, then he came back and I think he made Detroit's team. Went there as a free agent. He made that team until January, the cut down date. Then he went to the D-League when they released him, and then he got called up to Phoenix when Nash went down a couple years ago. Two 10-day deals, and they eventually sent him back.
We have a guy who covers the minor leagues for us. One of our scouts (Irving Thomas) covers the CBA and the D-League, and he saw Smush play. Smush played for the Florida team, and put up a couple triple doubles, which is kind of eye-opening for a 6-foot-4 guard. We had a mini-camp that year, and we brought Smush in, and he was the best player in our mini-camp. From the mini-camp we invited him to the summer league, which was last year. He played on the summer league team and played well for us. And we signed him to a two-year deal. But we had known of Smush coming out of Fordham because we had brought him in. But again, he wasn't ready and he went someplace else for two or three years to get better as a player. He came aboard this year, started every game for us, and had, I think, a very good season for us and himself. Averaged double figures, I think, 10 points a game (actually 11.5 ppg). Shot the ball decently at 45%, and I don't know where we'd be without Smush, because we needed someone like him in our backcourt this year. And if we're going to improve from this season, winning 45 games to maybe winning in the 50s, we need another player in our backcourt to help us like Smush did last year.
BK: Is that aspect of the workout season — guys that don't make the team or don't get drafted stay on a team's radar — a lesser known part of the process?
RL: Well, everything you see, you encompass. You write down, you store things. Not only on paper but in the back of your head. Players you like. There are players you like that get drafted by other teams. And they could be cut from those teams for whatever reason. So you know who you like, and if players are available and you think they're good enough to help you, you try to acquire those players or bring them in to take a look at them.
AK: There's a lot of talk about you guys trading up in the draft. Is that something that you're interested in or thinking about?
RL: We'd be interested in trading up, yeah. You hear a lot of teams in the draft, especially lower in the draft, really don't want their picks. So yeah. There are six teams in the first round that have multiple picks. Six teams have two picks, so you kind of target those teams. In a draft like this, which like you said is not a great draft, a lot of teams don't want their one pick, so why would they want two? So you talk to those teams, and I think if we can move up, we'll try to do that. Sure.
BK: When you do that, is it just about getting a better player? Does it also have to do with thinking about roster construction one, two or three years down the road in terms of who you'd have to give up to get a higher pick?
RL: A little bit of that, but normally the most important thing is moving up to get the player you want. That's the most important thing. You worry about other things after that. If you think there's a player there that can help you to become a better team, you move five or six spots to get that player. That's what you want to do, you want to improve your team.
AK: Do you guys have the pieces to do that?
RL: It depends on what a team is asking for. It may not be players involved. It may be picks down the road. And we have picks. We have, I think a lot of picks, especially second-round picks, and potentially some good second-round picks in some of the deals we've made with Charlotte, which could be potentially two pretty good picks. I think we have two of their picks going forward in the next couple years. From [Kareem] Rush and Jumaine Jones. So players don't have to be involved, it could be picks. And those picks in the 30s are pretty valuable picks I think.
BK: How much do things like J.J. Redick's recent DUI affect a player's draft status or what you would think about him?
RL: Honestly, it depends on the player. J.J. Redick, I think, is pretty highly thought of in this draft. A guy that you'd say is probably in the top half of the draft. Would that affect his draft status? I don't think very much.
BK: Because he has a strong track record of "good behavior"?
RL: Yeah. I think that and he's the player that he is. Being the player you are determines some of that, too. If the guy's not a very good player, then you look at it a little bit differently I think. If you liked J.J. Redick before this incident, you're probably still going to like him as a player.
BK: You guys could use a shooter.
RL: (laughs) Everybody could use a shooter.
AK: It seems like as a team, you avoid "character questions." Either in trading for guys, signing guys, it tends not to be something you do. Is it something you prioritize highly?
RL: We delve into the backgrounds of players, especially of players you're interested in. Especially if there have been incidents over the course of their careers. You want to bring in good players but you also want to bring in good people that are going to represent your organization the correct way. So that's part of it. Initially, you evaluate kids on skill and ability to play at this level, and if there are some underlying things like a checkered past, you want to check that out and be comfortable with bringing a kid in here.
AK: Even with established players, outside of Isiah Rider about five years ago, I can't think of the last guy who came in who had a long history of issues.
BK: Kwame would probably be the closest thing.
RL: Like I said, even if you're trading for players, signing free agents, or drafting kids, you want to bring in not only good players that you think can help your team, but you want to bring in good people who are going to represent the organization the right way too. Sure.
BK: Who from the current roster do you anticipate playing this summer?
RL: Andrew Bynum. Von Wafer. Devin Green, who's a restricted free agent, has indicated that he's going to play with us in the summer league. And Ronny Turiaf would have played but he's working out with the French national team. He may play with the French national team this summer, so he's working towards that end, getting himself in the best shape he possibly can be in, and he'll start practicing with those guys. I think they start in early July. So he won't be available for the summer league.
BK: What is the process of filling out the rest of the team? Can you start now, or do you have to wait until after the draft?
RL: You can start now with free agent type players. And we have probably eight players already committed to play with us in summer league. We have two draft choices who will play with us in summer league. You take the three kids, the rookies that we had last year, plus the draft picks is five. We've got commitments from other kids that we've seen over the last year or two, whether they were in the draft last year, whether they were minor league players, European players, all of that.
BK: Can you be specific about who they are?
RL: Yeah. Kasib Powell, who was a small forward, played at Texas Tech. He's gonna play with us in summer league. Nile Murry. He's a two guard who played at TCU. I think he transferred in there from Temple. We have a point guard by the name of Doron Perkins, who played at Santa Clara a year ago. Went over and played in Japan this past year. Nick Horvath, who played at Duke. 6-foot-10 kid. He's gonna play with us. Been playing professionally in Australia. And I think that's it.
BK: So that leaves one spot for one of us.
RL: (Trying hard not to shudder at the notion) Yeah, yeah.
AK: Having had Andrew, Von and Devin on the roster for a year, none of them played a whole lot, especially down the stretch. What specifically are you guys looking to see from them in terms of evaluating their progress when they're on the floor in Long Beach?
RL: Well, like you said, those kids haven't played. And they need to play. That's how you get better, by playing. They've been practicing all year, working hard all year. They're here now. We've got our young kids working out in the mornings now. And I think they've all gotten better. We'll see by the summer league. We'll be able to judge by playing against other teams and other players. If they've gotten better and how much they've gotten better. We think they have. I think they're all good kids. I think they all want to get better. But the summer league just gives you an indication if they've gotten better and how much better they've gotten. But the big thing is, those kids have been here all year, but they haven't really played. Practice is not like playing in a game. And they need to play. And so we're going to play as many games as we can, I think maybe eight or nine games in the summer league. And those guys will play the majority of the minutes. And you just like to see them develop and get better going into training camp.
AK: You run the triangle during summer league. Are you evaluating not only how well they learned it as rookies but also how comfortable they are with being the guys that the new players come to with questions?
RL: Sure. Those guys have been around. They've been practicing in this system for a year. They should know it like the back of their hands, really. And we expect those guys to be our best players. The kids you draft, you expect them to be your best players. But you're not only evaluating them, you're evaluating the young guys that you bring in too. The draft choices. The free agent type players. And we'll invite some of those guys to camp with a chance to compete against the guys we had last year to make our team. We're probably going to have three or four spots available, I would think. And those spots are up for grabs, to make our team. To make our roster. Devin Green is a restricted free agent, who we like. We have Von Wafer under contract. Ronny Turiaf's under contract. Both those contracts aren't guaranteed. If somebody comes in here and beats those guys out, then those guys (that got beat out) are probably looking for jobs. And Von Wafer, just because he played last year, he's not assured of being back next year. None of those guys are, with non-guaranteed deals.
BK: Basically, anybody who doesn't have a guaranteed contract through '06-'07 isn't guaranteed to be on the roster in '06-'07.
RL: No. Those guys will go into training camp with us, because they have contracts. But if we bring in other guys that beat them out, then they're looking for jobs some place else.
BK: Kobe's OK, though? Relatively secure?
RL: I think Kobe's OK.
AK: If he has a good camp, shows up with the right attitude...
BK: The mother of all rumors that always gets thrown around is Kevin Garnett coming here. Or guys like Darius Miles and Carlos Boozer. You hear all these names and it's mostly the media, stirring the pot. How much can, or should, people pay attention to things they hear? How much do you guys pay attention to those sorts of rumors?
RL: Well, some things are silly (laughs). Some things you know can never happen. But speaking of Kevin Garnett, Minnesota really holds all the cards. If they decide that they want to trade him, and it all starts with them, I'm sure 20 of the 30 teams in the league will put a proposal on the table. And we would be one of those teams. You'd be stupid not to, I think. Kevin Garnett is still a big-time player in our league and will be for the next two or three years, I think. And if he's available, we're gonna put something out there. Whether it's good enough or not to get him, I don't know. But when a player like that is available, you've got to do almost anything you can to acquire a player like that. But it all starts with them. He's not on the trading block. They've not called us or anyone else and said, "Kevin Garnett is available." So it all starts with them.
BK: So do you pay attention to the reports? Is that sort of how things work, where information get passed around like that, or is it less clandestine?
RL: Yeah, you hear things like that sometimes and you place a call. But like I said, Minnesota, that team, it would come from their own. It's such a big deal. He's such a high level player that I think the owner would have to decide to move him. Like in our case, with Shaquille. It didn't come from us (in the GMs office). We're not gonna move Shaquille. It comes from someone a lot higher than us, to trade a guy like that. So I think the owner of the team is going to get involved before Garnett's out there on the block.
BK: So you don't sit around waiting for Kevin McHale to call?
RL: No.
BK: The free agent class is, like the draft class, considered pretty thin. The team needs backcourt help and has some holes in other places. Is it hard to resist the temptation to overpay or reach in an offseason where there isn't that much available? How do you balance the need to improve the team now against the need to keep your cap and luxury tax situation under control?
RL: I don't think it's real tough. If there's no players out there that you think can help you that deserve it — if you've got mid-level money and you don't think a player deserves mid-level money — we're probably not going to give it to him. I think Earl Watson was an example last year. We liked Earl Watson. He wanted the mid-level for five years, I think it was, and we weren't willing to do that because of a number of things. We had a window where we wanted to have as much money under the cap in two years, so we want to go out more than two years. But I think in a lot of cases you do have to overpay free agents to get them, especially in some places that are not so desirable to play. I don't think Los Angeles is one of those places. I think if you polled players around the league, this is one of the places they'd like to play and live is in Los Angeles.
AK: Guys might cut their salary requests to come here, as a trade-off.
RL: I don't know about that. (laughs) I don't know about that.
BK: We're still talking about NBA players.
AK: Can you talk about free agents you're interested in?
RL: We won't do that, but we're looking more, as we talked about, in the backcourt than in the frontcourt. If you look at the free agents that are available, I think it's pretty easy to figure out who you'd be interested in. Some of those guys you can't acquire. Some of those free agents are going to sign back with their teams, some of those free agents want more money than you have to give. So that eliminates some guys.
AK: What were your impressions of last season? Did the team meet your expectations? Lower? What are you looking for in terms of next year?
RL: You look at the season and I think you judge it on wins and losses, number one. Winning 45 games I think is OK. I'd say it's a little bit below what, if I had to go into the season and pick the number of games we'd win I'd probably have picked two or three more wins, but that's probably nitpicking a little bit. Making the playoffs and going to the seventh game in the first round was a step in the right direction. I think we have to improve upon that this year, and that's what we're looking to do. To become a better team and to improve upon our team because if you look at the Western Conference, there were some teams that didn't play real well this year that are going to be better next year. The Houstons, the Seattles. Seattle won their division (two years ago), and then they kind of stumbled this past season, but those teams are going to improve too. So you have to continue to improve if you're going to be a playoff team, especially out west. It's tough out here. It really is. We were a seven seed last year, can we be a seven seed next year? Hopefully. You want to improve upon that. But we may be a better team and still only be a seven seed because the other teams are improving around us.
BK: You could have a better record, win 48, 49 games, and still be a seven seed.
RL: Yeah. So you want to improve, it's tough to improve, but we think we have a chance to, with our young players getting better. Possibly signing a free agent to help us in the backcourt. You want to win more games, you want to advance farther than you did in the playoffs this past season. So those are the things you measure it against I think.
AK: But was it nice to at least prove wrong those who said you accomplish what you did this season?
RL: That doesn't really matter. You listen to that stuff, but it goes in one ear and out the other. I think we know our team better than a lot of the so-called experts out there. So we're just trying to improve upon where we finished this year.


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Justified 4.03: Truth and Consequences
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"Truth and Consequences" has a more literal title than most episodes of Justified (sure, they packed in a pun, but that's almost cheating when the character central to the season's big mystery has a name like "Waldo Truth"). It begins with Boyd paying a visit to the Last Chance Holiness Church, still struggling to figure out what game the preacher and his sister are playing. He's sure there's a game, though, there has to be. Boyd would never go to all the trouble the St. Cyrs have if he wasn't getting something out of it, so he can't believe anyone else would either. So what's the truth he's not seeing?
Half-jokingly, Boyd questions Cassie's claims that she was merely "putting her brother to sleep," implying the two are sexually involved and that the sibling act is merely part of their scheme (either that or it's incest, after all, it's Kentucky). But that isn't it, and to his surprise, it isn't that Cassie uses her brother's faith and charisma to extort local criminals, either. Cassie turns down Boyd's "donation," insisting that what he's smelling isn't a con but the fact that "unlike the rest of these sorry souls, we're not afraid of you." Boyd quips back, "In that case, ma'am, I think we've misjudged each other," words that turn out prophetic.
Having tried the carrot, Boyd decides to try the stick—sending his henchmen in to intimidate the St. Cyrs—which results in the one who isn't Colton (apparently his name is Jimmy) being bitten to death by snakes, or so it seems. Given the severity of his injuries, Jimmy should've died hours before he got medical help. And just like that, a lightbulb goes off in Boyd's head. So he heads back to the Last Chance Holiness with another gift, only this time, "it's not to the church, it's to the congregation. And it ain't money, it's knowledge."
The main characters aren't the only ones dealing with truths and consequences this week. Billy St. Cyr's faith (and hubris) is cemented by the fact that he and his followers continue to survive snakebites without medical assistance. Seeing it as proof of divine intervention, he fearlessly handles snakes as a testament to his omnipotent and benevolent God. As it turns out, however, Boyd was right. There was a scheme afoot, and Cassie had the wool pulled over the eyes of her brother and his congregation both. She'd been "milking" the snakes of their venom to ensure their bites wouldn't be fatal.
Ever the true believer, Billy insists on handling Boyd's "gift" nonetheless, though his sister begs him not to. Having gotten what he came for, Boyd too tries to talk him out of it, saying, "You know what, son? I once stood where you're standing now, mistaking my own hubris for God's touch. That ain't religion, son, that's self-glorification. Best you leave this thing alone." After that, things go about as you'd expect. Billy is bitten and, given his conviction, I'm willing to bet he'll die as a result. The preacher was presented with the truth, refused to recognize it, and now he'll face the consequences. For now, it seems the St. Cyrs weren't out to get the Crowders. They were nothing but true believers in a place with no room for such. Boyd did what he did not because they were affecting his business interests, but to come to terms with the man he was, the man he saw reflected in Billy St. Cyr's face.
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Bio Blitz
In the vernal pools of Chino Farms on a cool spring night, little appears to be moving but Washington College students sloshing cautiously through tea-colored, knee-deep water. Through the delicate fringe of early spring leaves, moonlight glimmers. Spectral and beautiful, it is a secret garden, made even more otherworldly when the sound of a tractor-trailer jake-braking on nearby Route 301 rumbles through the trees.
"Found another one!" calls biology major Amanda Peters '16. "The marbled ones are everywhere!" Marbled salamander larvae are what she's finding, still living entirely underwater and not yet metamorphosed into their terrestrial form. Vernal pools—freshwater ponds that exist only in spring and then dry out—are a nursery for salamanders, frogs, beetles, turtles and, well, who knows what else? That's what the students are here for, to find out what else.
Peters and three other students, along with Jim White, associate director for land and biodiversity management at the Delaware Nature Society, and Nate Nazdrowicz, a lecturer in the College's biology department, were wading though the dark looking for critters and plants in the opening hours of BioBlitz. The 24-hour extravaganza of scientists, students and naturalists focused on the College's Chester River Field Research Station at Chino Farms and all of its varied habitats—pools, streams, grasslands, forests, marshes, pine savannah, drainage ditches and fallow fields—and all the species living there, from birds and bugs to flowers and fish.
The event was co-sponsored by the College and the Maryland Biodiversity Project, an effort begun in June 2012 to thoroughly catalogue all living things in the state. So far, the MBP has documented over 10,000 species, with more than 2,700 photographed by some 120 contributing shutterbugs.
Among the 56 people who participated in the Chino Farms BioBlitz were entomologists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Smithsonian; half a dozen WC staff and faculty as well as University of Maryland faculty; a dozen WC students; herpetologists from neighboring counties and states, and Bill Hubick and Jim Brighton, co-founders of the Maryland Biodiversity Project.
Dan Small, a field ecologist at the Chester River Field Research Station, says it will take some time to compile all the data from the Blitz, but early highlights include: six new species of lichen and fungi added to the MBP; the first Queen Anne's County records of a Henry's Elfin butterfly and a dragonfly called a common sanddragon; more than 800 species counted at Chino Farms, a number that will grow by hundreds as more data is entered; successfully running anadramous fish (gizzard shad) in Foreman's Branch; more than 50 new county records added and 10 new species photographed to the MBP.
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Canada has its first gold medal at the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games.
Cross-country skier Brian McKeever won the men's visually impaired 20-kilometre race on Monday.
The 34-year-old from Canmore, Alta., finished in a time of 52 minutes 37.1 seconds for his eighth career Paralympic gold medal.
Russia's Stanislav Chokhlaev was second, 1:16.0 back, while Sweden's Zebastian Modin finish third, 4:33.3 off the pace.
McKeever won three gold medals at the Vancouver Paralympics four years ago and has two more races to go at the Sochi Games.
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The Rural Development Distance Learning Grant was one of 78 awarded in 31 states totaling $22.3 million. Only three were awarded in Utah, two to Utah Valley State College and one to CEU-SJC.
Currently, the school's distance education program serves Family Learning Centers at Montezuma Creek, Monticello, and Monument Valley, Utah. Classes are also transmitted to multiple sites in Arizona and Colorado.
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